Develop Green Skills and Gardening
Green Skills and Gardening in your community
Course Aims – What you will learn?
As part of our approach to supporting learners to develop essential skills for life and work, this Green Skills and Gardening class is designed for you to gain new skills whilst supporting your local community. You will learn about:
All materials and equipment will be provided for you. As well as learning the core skills and building confidence, by working independently and in small groups with your tutor, you will develop your wider skills such as:
- A variety of green skills, including planting, garden and countryside maintenance
- Horticulture
- Working as a team, how to volunteer and best support your local community
How you will be taught, and your understanding checked?
- Problem solving.
- Team working.
- Communication skills.
- Resilience.
Your tutor will work with you to understand what you know already with green skills and what you want to be able to do. They will agree a learning plan for you to work towards. The project will be a mixture of whole class teaching, independent activity and small group work, all supported by your tutor. You will spend time outside of the classroom in the local community. Your tutor will talk to you about your progress and will give you feedback to help you continue to develop your skills and knowledge. You will complete a green skills project to benefit your local community.
Progression – What you will be able to do next?
On successful competition of the core modules, your tutor will talk to you about your progress and achievements. They will help you to decide what to do next, for example:
- Continue your studies, for example, through an accredited horticulture course.
- Start to learn another subject.
- Look for work or volunteering opportunities.
- Continue to contribute to your local community.
- Use your new skills in everyday life.
This course starts on Mon, Sep 23, 2024
and ends on Mon, Dec 02 2024
The start time is 10:00 AM and the finish time is 12:00 PM
(2 hours)
At: Groundwork
Merlyn Rees Avenue
Morley
Leeds
LS27 9SL
This course is provided by Groundwork Yorkshire
Telephone Groundwork Yorkshire on 07730 765564
Email Groundwork Yorkshire: skills@groundwork.org.uk
View a list of courses near Groundwork's area
Who is it for?
Learners 19+ who wish to gain new skills and support their local community .
Often courses are open to everyone, so please contact the course provider to ask.
Journey Plan to Arrive At 10:00 AM
From -1.370115,53.792867 to Groundwork
about 4 hours by Walking. ( By Bus)
Start: 06:04 End: 10:00 Duration: about 4 hours. Distance: 19.38 km
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Head south
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Turn right at the end of the road
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Make a sharp left
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Turn right onto Green Lane
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Turn left onto Church Lane
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Turn left onto Lidgett Lane at the end of the road (B6137)
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Turn right onto Ringway
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Turn right onto Wakefield Road at the end of the road (A642)
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Continue straight onto Aberford Road (A642)
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Go straight onto Haigh Road
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Turn left onto Low Shops Lane
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Turn left onto Wakefield Road at the end of the road (A61)
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Turn right onto Middleton Lane
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Continue slightly right onto Middleton Park Road
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17 minutes 1.4 km |
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Make a slight right
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Go straight onto Wide Lane (B6123)
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Turn right onto Albert Road
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Make a slight left onto Peel Street
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Turn right onto Merlyn Rees Avenue
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You have arrived at your destination
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